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Title: Isotope and Temperature Effects in Liquid Water Probed by X-RayAbsorption and Resonant X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
OSTI ID:932593

High-resolution x-ray absorption and emission spectra ofliquid water exhibit a strong isotope effect. Further, the emissionspectra show a splitting of the 1b1 emission line, a weak temperatureeffect, and a pronounced excitation-energy dependence. They can bedescribed as a superposition of two independent contributions. Bycomparing with gasphase, ice, and NaOH/NaOD, we propose that the twocomponents are governed by the initial state hydrogen bondingconfiguration and ultrafast dissociation on the time scale of the O 1score hole decay.

Research Organization:
COLLABORATION - UniversitatWurzburg
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
932593
Report Number(s):
LBNL-63761; PRLTAO; R&D Project: A580SS; TRN: US200813%%140
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 18 January2008; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English